Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's former First Minister, admitted to deleting WhatsApp messages during the pandemic at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Former Deputy First Minister John Swinney also deleted all text messages between him and Sturgeon. The inquiry revealed no minutes were kept of Sturgeon's 'gold command' meetings. Sturgeon's actions have led to a loss of public trust and have significantly impacted her reputation, with some speculating the end of her political career.
Nicola Sturgeon is the Richard Nixon of Scottish politics. Wins by a landslide then humbled and discredited forever by a career-destroying cover up. Two matters need underlining: 1. When she haughtily told the Channel 4 reporter that of course she would submit her WhatsApp…
Nicola Sturgeon deleted messages on an industrial scale and lied to the public. Scotland deserves better than this secretive SNP government. https://t.co/GPEf3PpJeC
Sturgeon admits errors in handling of ‘incredibly stressful’ Covid pandemic https://t.co/luzu82TFHr
Sturgeon has had quite a fall from grace and the strain showed today - analysis by Katherine Forster https://t.co/Txyw0EeZFx
I finally got an answer from @Ianblackford_MP about whether @NicolaSturgeon was wrong to delete the wretched WhatsApps. Had to ask several times mind… https://t.co/edOdrp4iZl
'Why did the Scottish government follow policies with such weak evidence? How did it fail to balance infection control with social harms?' Nicola Sturgeon has tied her legacy to lockdown advocacy, writes @KevinBardosh 👇 https://t.co/HfsP56xXBS
On air NOW - leading on @NicolaSturgeon giving evidence to the #CovidInquiry - including THOSE WhatsApps @C4Ciaran quizzed her about so effectively… https://t.co/9JLkvF9uli
The SNP have presided over a culture of secrecy and cover-up that has been laid bare this week in the UK Covid-19 inquiry. The people of Scotland deserve so much better than this. It is time for change with @ScottishLabour https://t.co/DQiSZd9ub1
Just like her WhatsApps, Sturgeon’s moral superiority over Johnson has vanished 🔎 Analysis by @janemerrick23 https://t.co/dt8olxhydG
Nicola Sturgeon relished her role as Scotland’s Covid marshal-in-chief. She could barely disguise her glee at keeping Scots locked up for longer than the English. She’s a tartan tyrant, says Lauren Smith https://t.co/lJKaQBhnzT
QUENTIN LETTS: The real reason knuckle-duster Nicola Sturgeon sprang a leak and started blubbing... because she knows she's finished https://t.co/WAhaGm0QjH https://t.co/CEEH6LE0aA
No wonder tearful Nicola Sturgeon was dressed for a funeral – her reputation was being buried | Joe Murphy (@JoeMurphyLondon) https://t.co/X4I9PzBhm9
"The truth is former first minister didn’t delete WhatsApps - they weren’t retained" https://t.co/VFmxdOHsXt
BREAKING: Aamer Anwar, the Solicitor representing Scottish Bereaved Families for Justice, speaks outside the COVID inquiry. He says Nicola Sturgeon's 'carefully crafted image' has 'been left shattered by the hands of Sturgeon herself'. https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 https://t.co/9dvtdgv6JK
'I didn't retain them,' says @NicolaSturgeon when asked about her missing WhatsApp messages 'But did you delete them?' asks #Covid inquiry lawyer 'Yes,' admits the former first minister https://t.co/KKHy3XEiU2
🔺 LIVE: 'Where are your Whatsapps? The former first minister of Scotland faces interrogation about her handling of the pandemic - follow for live updates https://t.co/USZfrLE1Bm
Watch live as @NicolaSturgeon answers questions at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and will give evidence amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages https://t.co/uU6gr6zAgD
.@NicolaSturgeon is to begin giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages ✍️: @neilpooran https://t.co/ASbpAAXHLR
EDDIE BARNES: The end of Nicola Sturgeon? Most Scots don't trust her. She used the pandemic to turn North against South. Today she faces a Covid inquiry showdown that could finish her career for good... and crush her independence dream https://t.co/DS8Z9phveJ https://t.co/5w3x94HQ0u
🔴 Nicola Sturgeon did not tell Kate Forbes about a group that made key decisions during Covid https://t.co/19dqjyMOZ3
No minutes kept of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings, Covid inquiry told https://t.co/95q3ZvU76d
Kate Forbes says she's 'surprised' no minutes were kept from Nicola Sturgeon's key meetings on Covid - as former minister reveals she was among few top SNP figures NOT to delete her pandemic WhatsApps https://t.co/l2uEEBi8L0 https://t.co/I26WsOWqKe
NEW: Scotland’s former Deputy First Minister John Swinney admits he “manually deleted” all text messages between him and Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic. @SkyNews https://t.co/OGjphfp3AS